The England international midfielder appeared in 31 league games last season, but only started 12 of them as manager Manuel Pellegrini preferred to pick David Silva, Samir Nasri and Jesus Navas on the flanks and proved unwilling to select him in the centre of midfield.

City have been reluctant to sell Milner -- who has been linked with Arsenal -- this summer, and risk losing him on a free transfer next year if he does not agree a new deal.

But he said he hopes to remain at the club, telling reporters while on City's preseason tour in the U.S.: "Basically, I want to be here -- as long as I'm playing.

"I love it here and hopefully I can be here for a long time to come. But that's determined on how much football I get. I just want to feel like I'm contributing.

"I played a fair amount last year -- maybe not as many [games] in the league as I would have liked -- but I felt like I contributed to the trophies I won. That's what it's about."